(Sloppy Alist Functions): Amend error messages
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12004-02-15 Mikael Djurfeldt <mdj@chunk.mit.edu>
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3 * scheme-compound.texi (Hash Table Reference): Renamed hash-map
4 --> hash-map->list.
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62004-02-15 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
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8 * scheme-compound.texi (Hash Table Reference): In scm_hash_ref etc,
9 remove note that dflt must be given, it can be SCM_UNSPECIFIED.
10
11 * scheme-control.texi (while do): Expand and clarify `do', in
12 particular note iteration binds fresh locations, rather than values
13 "stored".
14
15 * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-4): Revise for clarity, give each function
16 explicitly rather than showing TAG so Emacs info-look can find them,
17 merge "SRFI-4 - Read Syntax" and "SRFI-4 - Procedures" into just one
18 node.
19
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202004-02-12 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
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22 * scheme-compound.texi (Conventional Arrays): Revise for clarity.
23 In array-equal?, show multiple arguments allowed.
24 (Uniform Arrays): Remove duplicate array?.
25 * guile.texi (cross): New macro.
26
27 * scheme-compound.texi (Uniform Arrays): Note 1/3 prototype for
28 doubles is now an exact fraction.
29
30 * slib.texi (SLIB): Index entry for replacement `system'.
31
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322004-01-28 Mikael Djurfeldt <mdj@chunk.mit.edu>
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34 * scheme-compound.texi (Uniform Arrays): Added a FIXME warning
35 that the 1/3 prototype no longer works.
36
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372004-01-23 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.de>
38
39 * Makefile.am (guile_TEXINFOS): Added fdl.texi.
40
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412004-01-21 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.de>
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43 Added copyright notices to all TeXinfo files.
44
45 * fdl.texi: New.
46 * guile.texi: Include it as an appendix.
47 * preface.texi: State that the manual is FDL.
48
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492004-01-20 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
50
51 * preface.texi (Guile License): Note readline is GPL and manual has
52 its own copying terms. Describe briefly what the licenses mean in
53 practice.
54
55 * scheme-scheduling.texi (Higher level thread procedures): In monitor,
56 don't let "newly created" suggest a mutex created on every evaluation.
57 Note what "monitor" means.
58
59 * slib.texi (SLIB): Note `system' redefined by (ice-9 slib). Tweak
60 `require' example.
61
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622004-01-11 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
63
64 * misc-modules.texi (Queues): New chapter.
65 * guile.texi (Top): Add it.
66
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672004-01-09 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
68
69 * scheme-compound.texi (Bit Vectors): Revise for clarity, following
70 report by Rouben Rostamian. Remove #b() example, that syntax is not
71 accepted.
72
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732004-01-07 Marius Vollmer <marius.vollmer@uni-dortmund.de>
74
75 * scheme-control.texi, scheme-io.tex, scheme-scheduling.texi:
76 Adapt to new 'frame' names. Document scm_c_with_fluid,
77 scm_c_with_fluids, and scm_frame_fluid.
78
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792004-01-06 Marius Vollmer <marius.vollmer@uni-dortmund.de>
80
81 * scheme-control.texi: Document scm_on_unwind_with_scm and
82 scm_on_rewind_with_scm.
83
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842004-01-05 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.de>
85
86 * scheme-scheduling.texi: Document scm_with_[un]blocked_asyncs.
87
88 * scheme-io.texi: Document scm_with_current_<foo>_port.
89
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902004-01-03 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.de>
91
92 * scheme-control.texi: Document the frames stuff and other random
93 changes.
94
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952004-01-04 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
96
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97 * scheme-scheduling.texi (Threads): Note Guile uses POSIX threads, for
98 concurrency and preemption.
99 (C level thread interface): Note periodic libguile call required for C
100 code in threads, add commented out reminders for SCM_TICK and
101 guile-mode, for when those features are ready.
102
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103 * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-1 Filtering and Partitioning): For partition
104 and partition!, emphasise the multi-value return, note partition may
105 share a tail with the given list.
106
107 * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-1 Searching, SRFI-1 Deleting, SRFI-1
108 Association Lists): Note how member, delete, delete! and assoc extend
109 the corresponding core functions.
110
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1112003-11-25 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
112
113 * tools.texi (Macros guile-snarf recognizes): Correction to GOOPS
114 cross reference.
115
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1162003-11-19 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.de>
117
118 * scheme-data.texi: Include exact rationals.
119
120 From Stephen Compall. Thanks!
121
122 * intro.texi (What is Guile?): Add @acronym for POSIX, R5RS, GUI,
123 and HTTP. Conclude linking libguile. Say what one can find *for*.
124
125 * preface.texi (Manual Conventions): Double-quote some statements
126 formerly single-quoted. Remove some redundant quotes around code.
127 Clarify meaning of `iff' further for those that didn't get it the
128 first time 'round (like me). Make graphical indicators samples,
129 not code. Put results of evaluation on the same line as @result
130 symbols. Use @print example as example of total usage, and remind
131 readers not to forget the difference.
132
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1332003-11-17 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.de>
134
135 * scheme-modules.texi: Document '@' and '@@'.
136
137 * scripts.texi: Mention that "-e (@ ...)" also works.
138
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1392003-11-15 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
140
141 * scheme-data.texi (Random): Add *random-state* variable, put note at
142 the top of the node about it being the default, rather than just in
143 the description of random.
144
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1452003-11-13 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.de>
146
147 * preface.texi (Manual Layout): Wrap POSIX, API, and SLIB in
148 @acronym. Change from paragraph format (somewhat clumsy-looking
149 on paper, at least) to @table format, with headers @strong. Made
150 example modules complete sentences. From Stephen Compall, thanks!
151
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1522003-11-09 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
153
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154 * misc-modules.texi (Pretty Printing): Add new keyword options, break
155 example to avoid long line.
156
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157 * scheme-data.texi (Random): In random, use @code for *random-state*.
158 Reported by Stephen Compall.
159
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160 * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-1 Filtering and Partitioning): Move filter
161 and filter! ...
162 * scheme-compound.texi (List Modification): ... to here, now that
163 they're implemented in the core.
164
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1652003-11-03 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
166
167 * misc-modules.texi (File Tree Walk): New chapter.
168 * guile.texi: Add it.
169
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1702003-10-18 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
171
172 * gh.texi (Calling Scheme procedures from C, scm transition summary):
173 Refer to scm_list_n, not the old name scm_listify.
174 (scm transition summary): For gh_apply, recommend scm_apply_0, which
175 is now documented.
176
177 * gh.texi (Defining new Scheme procedures in C): Don't use
178 @strong{Note:}, latest makeinfo will complain it looks like a cross
179 reference.
180
181 * posix.texi (Time): Correction to strftime glibc cross reference
182 node, now "Formatting Calendar Time".
183
184 * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-1 Searching): In break, note conflict with
185 binding established by `while'.
186
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1872003-10-09 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
188
189 * scheme-compound.texi (Hash Table Reference): Decribe rehashing, note
190 no hashx-remove!, describe make-hash-table size parameter.
191
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193
194 * scheme-memory.texi: Added a short explanation of the GC and the
195 conservative stack scanning.
196 (scm_gc_protect_object, scm_gc_unprotect_object,
197 scm_permanent_object): New.
198
199 * data-rep.texi, scheme-memory.texi (scm_remember_upto_here_1,
200 scm_remember_upto_here_2): Moved from data-rep.texi to
201 scheme-memory.texi.
202
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2032003-10-02 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
204
205 * scheme-io.texi (String Ports): In call-with-output-string, note proc
206 should not close the port. In get-output-string, note string must be
207 gotten before closing the port.
208
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2092003-09-21 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
210
211 * posix.texi (File System): In access?, reword a bit, clarify real
212 versus effective ID handling, cross reference glibc on that, and
213 recommend against access tests in library functions.
214
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2152003-09-13 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
216
217 * posix.texi (File System): In stat:dev and stat:mode, clarify that
218 both are numbers.
219
220 * posix.texi (Network Address Conversion): Under IPv4, describe
221 numeric representation in Guile, add INADDR_LOOPBACK and
222 INADDR_BROADCAST, add commented-out INADDR_NONE.
223
224 * scheme-compound.texi (Append/Reverse): Merge reverse and reverse!,
225 describe newtail parameter for reverse!, remove confusing caveat about
226 head becoming tail for reverse!.
227
228 * scheme-io.texi (Reading): In port-column, port-line,
229 set-port-column! and set-port-line!, port parameter must be given,
230 there's no default to current input.
231
232 * scheme-io.texi (Reading): Add scm_c_read.
233 (Writing): Add scm_c_write.
234
235 * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-1 Constructors): Add list-copy.
236
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237 * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-19): Rewrite, adding descriptions of all
238 functions, and a bit of an introduction.
239
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2402003-09-03 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
241
242 * scheme-data.texi (Keyword Primitives): Add examples to
243 make-keyword-from-dash-symbol and keyword-dash-symbol. Add
244 scm_c_make_keyword.
245
246 * scheme-data.texi (Symbol Primitives): In gensym, cross reference
247 uninterned symbols, use @w{} on " g" prefix to avoid any chance of a
248 line break obscuring it.
249
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2502003-08-30 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
251
252 * data-rep.texi (Remembering During Operations): Note
253 scm_remember_upto_here_1 applies only to C automatic variables.
254
255 * guile.texi: Move @contents to usual place after title page, and
256 after first menu since that looks nice in html.
257
258 * posix.texi (Ports and File Descriptors): In pipe PIPE_BUF, use
259 @defvar, reword a bit for clarity, cross reference glibc.
260
261 * posix.texi (Network Sockets and Communication): In socket, use
262 @defvar for protocol variables, cross reference for getprotobyname,
263 note it's usually connect and accept that establishes communication.
264
265 * posix.texi (Network Sockets and Communication): In socketpair,
266 clarify the return is a pair with ports in car and cdr, note
267 connection is full duplex, refer to socket for parameters, refer to
268 PF_UNIX rather than AF_UNIX.
269
270 * scheme-compound.texi (Append/Reverse): Merge append and append!,
271 shown parameters as lst1 ... lstN, describe list argument for
272 scm_append and scm_append_x and note that it's unmodified.
273
274 * scheme-compound.texi (Hash Table Reference): Add hashx- case
275 insensitive string example, add cross references to symbol-hash,
276 string-hash, string-hash-ci, and char-set-hash.
277
278 * scheme-control.texi (Multiple Values): In values, show args as "arg1
279 ... argN". In scm_values, note args is a list and returned object
280 shares structure with it.
281
282 * scheme-control.texi (Catch): Add scm_internal_catch.
283 (Lazy Catch): Add scm_internal_lazy_catch.
284
285 * scheme-data.texi (Arithmetic): Use a table for scheme to C libm
286 equivalences, add C99 trunc.
287
288 * scheme-procedures.texi (Lambda): Note ". rest" list argument is
289 always newly created.
290
291 * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-1 Association Lists): In alist-delete and
292 alist-delete!, note argument order for the equality calls per SRFI-1
293 spec.
294
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2952003-08-26 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
296
297 * scheme-data.texi (Scientific): Add two-argument atan.
298
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299 * tools.texi (How guile-snarf works): Need @@ for texinfo in example.
300
3012003-08-17 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
302
303 * scheme-compound.texi (Hash Table Reference): Collect up groups of
304 functions to avoid duplication. Revise notes on hashx functions and
305 on vector implementation. In make-hash-table, size is now optional.
306 Add hash-map and hash-for-each.
307
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3082003-08-14 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
309
310 * scheme-control.texi (while do): Update `while' for code rewrite, in
311 particular describe break and continue.
312
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3132003-08-09 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
314
315 * scheme-memory.texi (Memory Blocks): Add index entries for deprecated
316 scm_must_malloc and friends.
317
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3182003-07-29 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
319
320 * scheme-compound.texi (List Constructors): Remove scm_cons_star,
321 since it's not very helpful.
322
323 * scheme-utility.texi (Property Primitives): In primitive-property-ref,
324 note parameters to not-found-proc, use hyphens rather than underscores
325 for that parameter name.
326 In primitive-property-set!, VAL is the value parameter not CODE.
327
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3282003-07-24 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
329
330 * scheme-control.texi (Dynamic Wind): Untabify.
331 (Multiple Values): Use @result.
332 Reported by Stephen Compall <s11@member.fsf.org>.
333
334 * scheme-control.texi (Continuations): Rewrite with more detail.
335
336 * scheme-scheduling.texi (System asyncs): Add index entries for C
337 functions.
338
339 * scheme-scheduling.texi (Parallel Forms): New section.
340
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3412003-07-18 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
342
343 * scheme-compound.texi (List Constructors): In list, use "elem1
344 ... elemN". Add scm_list_1, scm_list_2, scm_list_3, scm_list_4,
345 scm_list_5, scm_list_n. Remove scm_list, since it's a no-op.
63708c3b 346 * guile.texi (nicode): New macro.
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348 * scheme-evaluation.texi (Fly Evaluation): In apply, reword for
349 clarity, drop the "append" example. Add scm_apply, scm_apply_0,
350 scm_apply_1, scm_apply_2, scm_apply_3.
351 Add scm_call_0, scm_call_1, scm_call_2, scm_call_3.
352 In apply:nconc2last, move down after "apply", reword for clarity, note
353 correspondence to apply params.
354
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355 * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-0): Add cond-expand index entry.
356 (SRFI-9): Add define-record-type index entry.
357
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3582003-07-12 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
359
360 * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-1 Constructors): In iota, reword a bit for
361 clarity and add a couple of examples.
362
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3632003-07-10 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
364
365 * deprecated.texi (Deprecated): Add scm_remember.
366
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3672003-06-22 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
368
369 * data-rep.texi (Remembering During Operations): Refer to all "Guile
370 library functions" as provoking gc.
371
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3722003-06-19 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
373
374 * scheme-io.texi (File Ports): Describe call-with-input-file and
375 call-with-output-file together. Describe with-input-from-file,
376 with-output-to-file and with-error-to-file together, and add that they
377 use dynamic-wind on the current port setting and keep the port open in
378 support of captured continuations.
379 (Closing): Describe close-input-port and close-output-port together,
380 tweak the wording slightly.
381
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383
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384 * data-rep.texi (Vector Data): For SCM_VECTOR_BASE, SCM_STRING_CHARS
385 and SCM_SYMBOL_CHARS, cross reference "Remembering During Operations".
386
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387 * scheme-data.texi (Arithmetic): round is to nearest even.
388
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3892003-06-12 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
390
391 * data-rep.texi (Remembering During Operations): New section.
392
393 * scheme-data.texi (Primitive Numerics): Add atan2, pow, asinh, acosh
394 and atanh to scheme<->C table. Note asinh, acosh and atanh are C99,
395 and scm_asinh, scm_acosh and scm_atanh are equivalents. Cross ref
396 glibc "Mathematics". Reword this end part for clarity.
397
398 * scheme-memory.texi (Memory Blocks): Use {} around types for
399 @deftypefn, for correct name in indexes.
400 * scheme-utility.texi (C Hooks): Ditto.
401 * gh.texi (Scheme to C): Ditto.
402
403 * gh.texi (Scheme to C): In gh_scm2newstr, lenp is size_t* not int*.
404 This changed in guile 1.6, the docs weren't updated.
405
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4062003-06-09 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.de>
407
408 From Mike Gran <spikegran@earthlink.net>. Thanks!
409
410 * preface.texi: Minor punctuation mistakes. Hyphens should link
411 compound adjectives. Commas should be placed after a "therefore"
412 that begins a sentence. Commas should not be used to separate a
413 list of only 2 dependent clauses.
414
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4152003-06-07 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
416
417 * scheme-data.texi (Arithmetic): Cross reference glibc floor and ceil.
418
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4192003-06-05 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
420
421 * posix.texi (File System): stat:rdev and stat:blocks can return #f,
422 stat:blksize returns a sensible size if the field is not available.
423
424 * scheme-compound.texi (Array Mapping): Reword for clarity, and in
425 particular have the same parameter names in the text and prototypes.
426
427 * scheme-evaluation.texi (Delayed Evaluation): Add delay, reword
428 promise? and force a bit, describe recursive forcing of a promise by
429 its own code.
430
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431 * scheme-io.texi (Ports): Add notes on garbage collection, and on
432 explicitly closing file ports.
433 (File Ports): Cross reference Ports node on explicit closing.
434
435 * posix.texi (Network Sockets and Communication): Cross reference
436 Ports node on explicit closing.
437
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438 * scheme-scheduling.texi (Futures): New section.
439
440 * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-13 Miscellaneous): In string-replace, note
441 that start1 and end1 optional is a Guile extension.
442
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444
445 * deprecated.texi: Add substring-move-left! and substring-move-right!.
446
447 * scheme-io.texi (Default Ports): Remove duplicate descriptions of
448 set-current-output-port and set-current-error-port.
449
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4502003-05-27 Dirk Herrmann <D.Herrmann@tu-bs.de>
451
452 * scheme-compound.texi: Clarified that vectors need to be quoted.
453
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4542003-05-26 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
455
456 * posix.texi (Locales): Clarify setlocale a bit, list all categories,
457 cross reference to libc.
458
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4592003-05-24 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
460
461 * scheme-procedures.texi: Add index entries lambda, optargs, syncase.
462
463 * scsh.texi (The Scheme shell (scsh)): Add index entries.
464
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4652003-05-22 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
466
467 * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-2): Rewrite and-let*, describing plain
468 expression clauses and improving the examples.
469
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4702003-05-17 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.de>
471
472 * posix.texi (socket): Use PF_ instead of AF_ prefix.
473
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4742003-05-16 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
475
476 * guile.texi: Use @copying, show copyright and permissions at start of
477 info and html.
478
479 * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-1 Deleting): Rewrite delete and
480 delete-duplicates, adding behaviour details specified by srfi-1.
481
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483
484 * preface.texi (Guile License): Refer to COPYING.LIB.
485
486 * repl-modules.texi (Loading Readline Support, Readline Options):
487 Index entries for readline functions.
488
489 * scheme-control.texi (Handling Errors): Fix regexp error key, should
490 be `regular-expression-syntax'.
491
492 * scheme-data.texi (Complex): Show z argument in prototypes.
493
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4942003-05-10 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
495
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496 * scheme-data.texi (Reals and Rationals): Fix typo @result{#f}, and
497 put @result outside @code.
498
499 * scheme-data.texi (Bitwise Operations): Note negatives are treated as
500 infinite precision twos complement. Revise `ash' to emphasise this
501 for right shifts of negatives. Describe integer-length behaviour on
502 negatives. Add `...' to logand, logior, logxor since they take
503 multiple parameters.
056f9269 504 * guile.texi (m): New macro.
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506 * scheme-control.texi (Handling Errors): Revise C support section to
507 get index entries, and clarify parameters. Remove scm_regex_error, no
508 longer exists and wasn't available to applications.
509
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510 * scheme-control.texi (Handling Errors): Index entries for error keys.
511
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514 * scheme-data.texi (Bitwise Operations): Fix lognot to ones-complement.
515
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516 * slib.texi (JACAL): Fix @ref title.
517 Add index entries, use @file and @code variously.
518
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5192003-05-06 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
520
521 * scheme-scheduling.texi (C level thread interface): Use @deftypefn
522 not @deftypefun, to get function names (not types) indexed.
523
524 * scheme-options.texi (Build Config): Add index entries for
525 %guile-build-info keys.
526
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5272003-05-04 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
528
529 * scheme-data.texi (Integer Operations): Describe how quotient,
530 remainder and modulo round their results.
531
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532 * scheme-io.texi (Reading): In read-char and peek-char, fix typos "?"
533 in @rnindex. In port-column, use @: after i.e.
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534 (Writing): In get-print-state, two spaces after full stop. Add write,
535 revise display.
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537 * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-1 Length Append etc): Add count.
538 (SRFI-1 Fold and Map): In reduce, fix typo "... variant of fold", add
539 "f" to fold call shown. In reduce-right, use @code on "reduce".
540
541 * data-rep.texi, gh.texi: Add spaces after some @defun names.
542 * posix.texi (Processes): Fix typo "hhhh".
543
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5442003-05-01 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
545
546 * posix.texi: Add index entries for many variables and functions,
547 either using @defvar/@deffn or @vindex/@pindex. (Patch supplied
548 by Kevin Ryde.)
549
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5502003-04-30 Marius Vollmer <marius.vollmer@uni-dortmund.de>
551
552 * posix.texi (scm_c_port_for_each): Added.
553
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5542003-04-26 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
555
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556 * scheme-data.texi (Symbol Primitives): Document scm_str2symbol
557 and scm_mem2symbol.
558
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559 * data-rep.texi (Describing a New Type): Clarify that
560 scm_make_smob_type_mfpe is deprecated. (Thanks to
561 tomas@fabula.de.)
562
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563 * scheme-control.texi (Handling Errors): Remove scm_sysmissing,
564 long since gone from libguile. (Thanks to Kevin Ryde.)
565
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5662003-04-05 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.de>
567
568 * preface.texi: Reflect change to LGPL.
569
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5702003-03-27 Rob Browning <rlb@defaultvalue.org>
571
572 * scheme-io.texi (Reading): clarify character ordering in port for
573 unread-string.
574
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5752003-03-07 Rob Browning <rlb@defaultvalue.org>
576
577 * guile.texi: change MANUAL_EDITION to MANUAL-EDITION so we don't
578 choke TeX (thanks to Dale P. Smith).
579
580 * preface.texi: change MANUAL_EDITION to MANUAL-EDITION so we
581 don't choke TeX (thanks to Dale P. Smith).
582
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584
585 * scheme-scheduling.texi (Low level thread primitives): Fixed typo
586 in broadcast-condition-variable.
587
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5882002-12-08 Rob Browning <rlb@defaultvalue.org>
589
590 * scheme-options.texi (Build Config): add effective-version docs.
591
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5922002-11-17 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
593
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594 Applied patches from Stephen Compall as follows. (Thanks!)
595
596 2002-11-06 Stephen Compall <rushing@sigecom.net>
597
598 * posix.texi: Changed quotes to match Texinfo expectations.
599
600 Added references to the glibc manual.
601
602 Used proper Texinfo text marking for many keywords, such as @code,
603 @samp, @env, @var.
604
605 Fixed argument metasyntactic variable references in
606 file-manipulation section so the usage in the descriptions matches
607 the usage in the declarations.
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609 2002-10-26 Stephen Compall <rushing@sigecom.net>
610
611 * scheme-data.texi: Addition and change of many Texinfo tags,
612 particularly usage of @var and @samp, as well as reformatting of
613 some lists into tables and usage of @result.
614
615 Notes about some things I didn't understand, as well as a
616 missing section on non-control characters.
617
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6182002-10-27 Gary Houston <ghouston@arglist.com>
619
620 * scheme-modules.texi (Environments): only available when
621 (ice-9 r5rs) is used.
622 * scsh.texi (The Scheme shell (scsh)): current url is www.scsh.net.
623
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6242002-10-27 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
625
626 * scheme-scheduling.texi: Updated mutex and condition varable
627 functions.
628
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6292002-10-27 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
630
631 * debugging.texi (Debugging Features): Rewritten.
632
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6332002-10-19 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
634
635 * new-docstrings.texi, scheme-binding.texi, scheme-io.texi,
636 scheme-scheduling.texi, posix.texi: Automatic docstring updates.
637
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6382002-10-14 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
639
640 * intro.texi (Whirlwind Tour): Added pointer to examples
641 directory.
642
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6432002-10-10 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
644
645 * scheme-scheduling.texi (System Asyncs): Updated.
646
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6472002-10-07 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
648
649 * scheme-scheduling.texi (Asyncs): Updated.
650 * posix.texi (sigaction): Updated.
651
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6522002-10-03 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
653
654 * posix.texi (Processes), scheme-options.texi (Common Feature
655 Symbols): Refer to provided? rather than deprecated feature?.
656
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6572002-10-03 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
658
659 * tools.texi (How guile-snarf works): Updated.
660 (Writing your own snarfing macros): New.
661
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6622002-09-25 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
663
664 * scheme-debug.texi (Debugging): Make sections into nodes.
665 (Debugging Options): Node removed.
666
667 * scheme-options.texi (Feature Tracking): Brought forward before
668 sections on options.
669 (Runtime Options): New section, to group options-related nodes.
670
6712002-09-24 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
672
673 * scheme-options.texi (Options and Config): Chapter name changed,
674 and intro text improved.
675 (Install Config): Brought forward, and renamed Build
676 Configuration.
677
678 The following doc updates are from Ian Sheldon - thanks!
679
680 * scheme-data.texi (Appending Strings, Regexp Functions, Match
681 Structures): Add examples.
682 (Regular Expressions): Add instruction to use (ice-9 regex)
683 module.
684
685 * slib.texi (SLIB): Remove duplicate `the'.
686
6872002-09-22 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
688
689 * scheme-options.texi (General option interface): Mention
690 eval-options-interface and debug-options-interface.
691
692 * scheme-debug.texi (Debugging): New node describing source
693 properties.
694
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6952002-09-19 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
696
697 * scheme-utility.texi (Hook Reference): Improvements to hook docs.
698 Thanks to Thien-Thi Nguyen for the patches.
699
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7002002-09-16 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
701
702 * scheme-data.texi (Symbol Props): It's "set-symbol-property!",
703 not "set-symbol-property". Thanks to Pieter Pareit!
704
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7052002-09-15 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
706
707 * scheme-data.texi: Tell them to use 'provided?' instead of
708 '*feaures*'.
709
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7102002-09-09 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
711
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712 * scheme-ideas.texi (Creating a Procedure): Fixed typo. Thanks to
713 Pieter Pareit!
714
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715 * intro.texi: Updated GNu ftp server name. Use "-lguile" instead
716 of "libguile.a". Some small fixes/improvements.
717
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718 * scheme-reading.texi: Added www.schemers.org. Removed foldoc,
719 it's too generic. Updated 'teach yourself ...' URL.
720
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7212002-08-27 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
722
af31a24f 723 * scheme-modules.texi: Markup fixes and removal of gh_ references.
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724 Thanks to Dale Smith!
725
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7262002-08-14 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
727
728 * scheme-evaluation.texi (eval-string): Updated.
729
730 * scheme-scheduling.texi (Fluids): Touched up a bit, added
731 with-fluids.
732
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7332002-08-13 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
734
735 * scheme-modules.texi (More Modules Procedures): Removed.
736 (Accessing Modules from C): New.
737
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7382002-08-10 Gary Houston <ghouston@arglist.com>
739
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740 * scheme-procedures.texi: new section Primitive Procedures,
741 documentation for scm_c_make_gsubr and scm_c_define_gsubr.
742 * scheme-modules.texi (Compiled Code Modules): replace
743 gh_new_procedure with scm_c_define_gsubr.
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7452002-08-08 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
746
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747 * gh.texi (Data types and constants defined by gh): Avoid
748 generating index entry for SCM.
749
750 * posix.texi (Runtime Environment): Remove duplicate doc for
751 setenv.
752
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753 * data-rep.texi, scheme-memory.texi, scheme-modules.texi: Merge
754 recent updates from stable branch.
755
756 * posix.texi (File System, Time, Pipes, Network Databases,
757 Internet Socket Examples): Add examples provided by Ian Sheldon.
758
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7592002-08-08 Marius Vollmer <marius.vollmer@uni-dortmund.de>
760
761 * scheme-binding.texi: Don't talk about 'bound?' which is gone.
762 Thanks to Christopher Cramer.
763
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7642002-08-06 Han-Wen Nienhuys <hanwen@cs.uu.nl>
765
766 * scheme-memory.texi (Memory Blocks): add scm_calloc, scm_gc_calloc.
767 correct typos.
768
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7692002-08-05 Marius Vollmer <marius.vollmer@uni-dortmund.de>
770
771 * intro.texi, srfi-modules.texi: Added (use-modules (ice-9
772 rdelim)) to an example that uses read-line. Thanks to Ralf
773 Mattes!
774
775 * scheme-memory.texi: Added an introductory blurb about GC that I
776 had lying around.
777
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7782002-08-02 Gary Houston <ghouston@arglist.com>
779
780 * scheme-modules.texi: split "Scheme and modules" into
781 "provide and require" and "Environments". Mention R5RS
782 environments.
783
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7842002-07-16 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
785
786 * scheme-options.texi (Debugger options): New subsection
787 describing stack overflow and what to do about it.
788
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7892002-07-10 Gary Houston <ghouston@arglist.com>
790
791 * scheme-modules.texi (Compiled Code Modules): Removed description
792 of scm_register_module_xxx, which no longer exists. A description
793 of current techniques is needed.
794
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7952002-05-09 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
796
797 * scheme-data.texi (Numbers): Added description of the new values
798 +inf.0, -inf.0 and +nan.0.
799
800 * posix.texi (Runtime Environment): Added entries for 'setenv' and
801 'unsetenv'.
802
8032002-04-28 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
804
805 * gh.texi, data-rep.texi: Moved `@deftyp {Data type} SCM' line
806 from gh.texi to data-rep.texi. Both files already had similar
807 descriptions for SCM. Given that gh.texi is deprecated, looking
808 up `SCM' in the index should take one to the primary location
809 rather than deprecated section. Hence this change. Added
810 `@deftp' for scm_t_bits data type so that a proper index entry is
811 added for this. Thanks to Richard Y. Kim!
812
813 * data-rep.texi (Subrs): Changed scm_make_gsubr to
814 scm_c_define_gsubr. Thanks to Richard Y. Kim!
815
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8162002-04-24 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
817
818 * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-13 Miscellaneous): Updated docs of
819 string-tokenize.
820
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8212002-04-20 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
822
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823 * scheme-intro.texi (Scheme Layout), scm.texi (Reference Layout):
824 Node moved from a to b.
825
826 * guile.texi (Scheme Intro, Basic Ideas, Guile Scripting, Command
827 Line Handling, Debugging Features, Autoconf Support, Miscellaneous
828 Tools, Further Reading): Moved to new Part II.
829
830 * preface.texi (Manual Layout): Part numbers updated accordingly.
831
832 * guile.texi (Top): Move API Overview node to beginning of Guile
833 API Reference part.
834 (Part II: Writing and Running Guile Scheme): New part; will
835 contain content from `Programming with Guile' that pertains to
836 writing and using Guile on the Scheme level.
837
838 * scm.texi (API Overview): Renamed from `Guile API'.
839
840 * guile.texi (Top), scheme-modules.texi (Included Guile Modules):
841 Debugger User Interface node renamed Debugging Features.
842
843 * debugging.texi (Stacks and Frames): Node deleted; non-duplicated
844 material moved to scheme-debug.texi.
845 (Debugging Features): Renamed from `Debugger User Interface'.
846
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847 * scheme-debug.texi (Debugging): Rename chapter `Debugging
848 Infrastructure' and reorganize its contents.
849
850 * scheme-debug.texi (Debugging), scheme-control.texi (Handling
851 Errors): Move display-error to error-focussed section.
852
853 * scheme-debug.texi (Debugging), debugging.texi (Backtrace): Move
854 backtrace to user-level debugging chapter.
855
856 * scheme-debug.texi (Debugging), scheme-procedures.texi (Procedure
857 Properties): Move procedure-name, procedure-source and
858 procedure-environment to procedures chapter.
859
860 * scheme-debug.texi (Debugging), scheme-memory.texi (Memory
861 Blocks): Move malloc-stats to memory management chapter.
862
863 * scheme-procedures.texi (Syntax Rules): Remove mention of
864 use-modules for loading syncase; only use-syntax really works.
865 Thanks to Panagiotis Vossos for spotting this.
866
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867 * program.texi (Scheme vs C): New node, with existing material
868 taken from chapter intro.
869 (Programming Overview): New intro para to introduce example of
870 Guile integration:
871 (Extending Dia): New node.
872
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874
875 * Makefile.am (CLEANFILES): Added guile.cps, guile.fns, guile.rns,
876 guile.tps, guile.vrs, guile.tmp.
877
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8782002-04-01 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
879
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880 * scheme-intro.texi (Scheme Layout): Remove reference to defunct
881 Guile Extensions index.
882
883 * guile.texi: Removed Guile Extensions index.
884
885 * scheme-indices.texi (Guile Extensions Index): Removed.
886
887 * guile.texi: Remove vgone, vdeprecated, vchanged and vnote
888 macros; they're not actually useful after all. Update copyright
889 years.
890
891 * scheme-compound.texi (Vectors): Make subsections into nodes.
892 (Vectors): Review, slightly reorg and clarify docs in this
893 section.
894
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895 * scheme-data.texi (Symbols): Reorganized node substructure and
896 added lots of explanatory text around the @deffn's.
897
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8982002-03-29 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
899
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900 * scheme-modules.texi (Variables): Mention obarrays.
901
902 * scheme-data.texi (Symbol Tables, Symbol Props): Remove vgone
903 markers for deprecated symbol items.
904 (Symbol Props): Remove doc for obsolete 2 arg version of
905 symbol-interned?.
906 (String Miscellanea): Removed, since it only contained duplicate
907 doc for string-ci->symbol.
908 (Symbol Tables): Move doc for gensym to Symbol Primitives; rest of
909 section removed.
910
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911 * posix.texi (Ports and File Descriptors), scheme-evaluation.texi
912 (Fly Evaluation): Remove vgone markers for close-all-ports-except,
913 eval2 and read-and-eval!.
914
915 * data-rep.texi (Describing a New Type), scheme-compound.texi
916 (Append/Reverse), scheme-procedures.texi (Internal Macros):
917 Trivial updates to sync with stable branch.
918
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9192002-03-27 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
920
921 * scheme-compound.texi (List Searching): Remove docs for
922 `scm_sloppy_mem*', which no longer exist.
923
9242002-03-24 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
925
926 * guile.texi (Top), intro.texi (What is Guile?, The Basic Guile
927 Package): Use @ifnottex instead of @ifinfo, so that HTML
928 generation works correctly.
929
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9302002-03-24 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
931
932 * tools.texi: Updated to reflect changes to the guile-snarf tool.
933
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9342002-03-16 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
935
936 * scheme-utility.texi (Hooks): Further updates. New material on
937 GC hooks.
938
939 * scheme-evaluation.texi (Fly Evaluation): Note disappearance of
940 eval2 and read-and-eval!.
941
942 * deprecated.texi (Deprecated): Remove docs about previously
943 deprecated items that have now been removed.
944
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946
947 * tools.texi (guile-1.4 guile-snarf): Remove this node.
948 (How guile-snarf works): Update usage and description to
949 no longer mention "--compat=1.4" and instead "-d" and "-D".
950 (Macros guile-snarf recognizes): Add list of deprecated macros
951 and blurb. Add cindex for deprecated macros.
952
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9532002-03-15 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
954
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955 * scheme-utility.texi (Hooks): Reviewed and updated.
956
957 * scheme-options.texi (Feature Tracking): New section.
958
959 * scheme-data.texi (Arithmetic, Primitive Numerics): Add
960 description of corresponding C functions.
961
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962 * scheme-utility.texi (Object Properties): Revamp documentation on
963 object properties.
964
965 * scheme-memory.texi (Weak References): Update reference to Object
966 Properties node.
967
968 * guile.texi: Add macros for describing version information.
969
970 * scheme-data.texi, scheme-debug.texi, scheme-io.texi,
971 scheme-procedures.texi: Automatic updates from snarfed libguile
972 docstrings.
973
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9742002-03-13 Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@giblet.glug.org>
975
976 * Makefile.am (guile_toc.html): Look for guile.texi in $(srcdir).
977
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978 * tools.texi (How guile-snarf works): Mention "--compat=1.4", and
979 new processing steps. Update usage example, makefile frag.
980
981 (guile-1.4 guile-snarf): New subsubsection under
982 "Init Snarfing with guile-snarf".
983
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9842002-03-12 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
985
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986 * scheme-compound.texi, scheme-data.texi, new-docstrings.texi:
987 Automatic updates from snarfed libguile docstrings.
988
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989 * data-rep.texi, guile.texi, scheme-evaluation.texi,
990 scheme-options.texi, scheme-translation.texi: Various minor
991 enhancements ported from the stable CVS branch.
992
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9932002-03-08 Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@giblet.glug.org>
994
995 * tools.texi (Miscellaneous Tools): New node/chapter.
996 (Snarfing, Init Snarfing with guile-snarf, How guile-snarf works,
997 Macros guile-snarf recognizes, Doc Snarfing): New nodes/(sub)sections.
998 (Executable Modules): Now a section under "Miscellaneous Tools".
999
1000 * guile.texi (Miscellaneous Tools): Add under "Part II".
1001 Implement by including tools.texi.
1002
1003 * Makefile.am (guile_TEXINFOS): Add tools.texi.
1004
10052002-03-07 Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@giblet.glug.org>
1006
1007 * tools.texi: New file.
1008
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10092002-03-03 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
1010
1011 * autoconf.texi (Autoconf Background): Insert missing `of'.
1012
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10132002-03-01 Dirk Herrmann <D.Herrmann@tu-bs.de>
1014
1015 * api.txt, data-rep.texi: Renamed the struct scm_cell to
1016 scm_t_cell.
1017
1018 * data-rep.texi: Renamed scm_alloc_cell to scm_cell and
1019 scm_alloc_double_cell to scm_double_cell.
1020
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1022
1023 * scheme-memory.texi (Upgrading from scm_must_malloc et al): New
1024 section.
1025
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10262002-02-28 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
1027
1028 * data-rep.texi: Use scm_gc_malloc and scm_gc_free instead of
1029 scm_must_malloc and free in example code. Updated text for the
1030 new memory management functions.
1031
1032 * scheme-debug.texi (malloc-stats): Refer to scm_gc_malloc instead
1033 of to scm_must_malloc.
1034
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10352002-02-27 Stefan Jahn <stefan@lkcc.org>
1036
1037 * gh.texi (scm transition summary): Documented some more
1038 gh equivalents and removed appropriate FIXME's.
1039
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10402002-02-26 Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@giblet.glug.org>
1041
1042 * Makefile.am: Update path to pre-inst-guile automake frag.
1043
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10442002-02-24 Rob Browning <rlb@defaultvalue.org>
1045
1046 * .cvsignore: add autoconf-macros.texi.
1047
1048 * Makefile.am (CLEANFILES): add autoconf-macros.texi.
1049
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10502002-02-19 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
1051
1052 * scheme-memory.texi (Memory Blocks): New section.
1053
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10542002-02-05 Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@giblet.glug.org>
1055
1056 * Makefile.am: Include $(top_srcdir)/pre-inst-guile.am.
1057
1058 (GUILE): Delete var.
1059 (autoconf-macros.texi): Use $(preinstguiletool).
1060
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10612002-02-04 Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@giblet.glug.org>
1062
1063 * autoconf.texi (Autofrisk, Using Autofrisk): New sections.
1064 (Autoconf Support): Add new sections to menu.
1065
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10662002-02-04 Marius Vollmer <marius.vollmer@uni-dortmund.de>
1067
1068 * scheme-data.texi (Symbol Uninterned): Added node.
1069
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10702002-01-29 Stefan Jahn <stefan@lkcc.org>
1071
1072 * gh.texi (scm transition summary): Documented gh equivalents
1073 `scm_c_string2str', `scm_c_substring2str' and `scm_c_symbol2str'
1074 and removed the appropriate FIXME's.
1075
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10762002-01-14 Marius Vollmer <marius.vollmer@uni-dortmund.de>
1077
1078 * Makefile.am (autoconf-macros.texi): Also set GUILE_LOAD_PATH
1079 when invoking the uninstalled guile executable.
1080
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10812002-01-09 Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@giblet.glug.org>
1082
1083 * Makefile.am (autoconf-macros.texi): Fix build bug:
1084 Write this file to srcdir. Thanks to I. N. Golubev.
1085
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10862002-01-08 Gary Houston <ghouston@arglist.com>
1087
1088 * Makefile.am: attempt to use guile from $(top_builddir)/libguile
1089 when building autoconf-macros.texi. There are still problems with
1090 modules and running makeinfo when builddir != srcdir.
1091
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1093
1094 * data-rep.texi, gh.texi, guile.texi, intro.texi,
1095 misc-modules.texi, new-docstrings.texi, posix.texi, program.texi,
1096 repl-modules.texi, scheme-binding.texi, scheme-compound.texi,
1097 scheme-control.texi, scheme-data.texi, scheme-debug.texi,
1098 scheme-ideas.texi, scheme-io.texi, scheme-memory.texi,
1099 scheme-modules.texi, scheme-procedures.texi,
1100 scheme-translation.texi, scheme-utility.texi, scm.texi, slib.texi,
1101 srfi-modules.texi: Spell check. Thanks to Fabrice Bauzac.
1102
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1104
1105 * intro.texi (Linking Programs With Guile): Fix typo (superfluous
1106 `do'). Thanks to Fabrice Bauzac.
1107
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1109
1110 * intro.texi: Spell check. Thanks to Fabrice Bauzac.
1111
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1113
1114 * guile.texi (Part II): Add "Autoconf Support"; include
1115 autoconf.texi.
1116
1117 * Makefile.am (guile_TEXINFOS): Add autoconf.texi and
1118 autoconf-macros.texi.
1119 (autoconf.texi, autoconf-macros.texi): New rules.
1120
1121 * autoconf.texi: New file.
1122
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1124
1125 * scheme-compound.texi (Alist Example): Changed "Bismarck" to
1126 "Pierre". Thanks to Ron Peterson!
1127
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11282001-12-22 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
1129
1130 * program.texi (Programming Overview): Chapter renamed from
1131 `Programming Options'; some new material added.
1132
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1134
1135 * scm.texi (Guile API): Renamed from `Scheme Primitives' and
1136 broadened so that this chapter discusses the Guile API as a whole.
1137
1138 * program.texi (Available Functionality): Revise so that text
1139 reads better.
1140
1141 * guile.texi (Programming Intro): New introductory text.
1142
1143 * scheme-ideas.texi (Definition): Reorder reference bullets in
1144 ascending page number order.
1145
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1147
1148 * scheme-procedures.texi (Optional Arguments): Typo fix: wither ->
1149 either.
1150
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1152
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1153 * scheme-data.texi (Hooks): Moved into scheme-utility.texi.
1154
1155 * Makefile.am (guile_TEXINFOS): Added scheme-compound.texi.
1156
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1157 * scheme-data.texi (Variables): Node moved to modules chapter.
1158 (Symbol Read Syntax): New node, with syntax-related material taken
1159 from old Symbols node.
1160 (Symbol Primitives): Renamed from `Symbols'.
1161 (Symbols and Variables): Renamed to `Symbols'.
1162 (Symbol Props): Renamed from `Symbol Tables'.
1163 (Symbols): General review, improvements and additional material
1164 throughout this section.
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1165 (Other Data Types): New material: links to object types documented
1166 elsewhere. Also renamed node to `Other Types'.
1167 (Data Types): Split into two: `Simple Data Types' and `Compound
1168 Data Types'. Introductory blurbs rewritten accordingly.
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1169
1170 * guile.texi: Updated Notes comment.
1171
1172 * scheme-data.texi (Rx Interface): Node moved to Guile Modules
1173 part, as the Rx interface is not core Guile.
1174
11752001-11-30 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
1176
1177 * scheme-data.texi (String Miscellanea): Removed, moving doc for
1178 string-ci->symbol into the node on Symbols.
1179
1180 * Makefile.am (ETAGS_ARGS): Added.
1181
1182 * scheme-data.texi (Symbol Tables): Removed doc for gentemp,
1183 intern-symbol, string->obarray-symbol, symbol-binding,
1184 symbol-bound?, symbol-set!, unintern-symbol, symbol-interned?; all
1185 of which no longer exist.
1186
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1188
1189 * posix.texi: Fix spelling. Thanks to Chris Cramer.
1190 Reword `getpass' intro blurb.
1191
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1193
1194 * program.texi (Program Control): Remove spurious placeholder
1195 text.
1196
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1198
1199 * scheme-options.texi (Install Config):
1200 Tweak `%load-path' verb to not imply it's a proc.
1201 Add documentation for `%guile-build-info'.
1202
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1204
1205 * scheme-data.texi (Symbol Tables), new-docstrings.texi: Removed
1206 doc for builtin-bindings (no longer exists).
1207 (Variables): Expanded existing description of variables. Removed
1208 doc for builtin-variable (no longer exists).
1209
1210 * scheme-binding.texi (Top Level): New docs for define, scm_define
1211 and scm_c_define. Also clarified point about interchangeability
1212 of define and set!.
1213
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12142001-11-18 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
1215
1216 * scheme-data.texi (Vectors): Autoupdate docs for
1217 vector-move-left! and vector-move-right!.
1218
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1220
1221 * debugging.texi, deprecated.texi, intro.texi, misc-modules.texi,
1222 new-docstrings.texi, posix.texi, scheme-binding.texi,
1223 scheme-control.texi, scheme-data.texi, scheme-debug.texi,
1224 scheme-evaluation.texi, scheme-io.texi, scheme-memory.texi,
1225 scheme-modules.texi, scheme-options.texi, scheme-procedures.texi,
1226 scheme-scheduling.texi, scheme-translation.texi,
1227 scheme-utility.texi, script-getopt.texi, srfi-modules.texi: Change
1228 category for "primitive" and "procedure" @deffn's to {Scheme
1229 Procedure}; add @deffnx lines for {C Function}s; automatic updates
1230 from libguile docstring changes.
1231
1232 * scheme-memory.texi (Garbage Collection): Removed doc for removed
1233 `unhash-name'.
1234
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1236
1237 * scheme-procedures.texi: Spell "library" correctly.
1238
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12392001-11-13 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
1240
1241 * new-docstrings.texi, scheme-data.texi: Merge recent doc
1242 improvements from stable branch.
1243
1244 * scheme-options.texi: Automatic updates from docstring changes in
1245 libguile's C source code.
1246
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1248
1249 * scheme-data.texi (Vtables, Structure Basics): Automatic doc
1250 updates for struct? and struct-vtable?.
1251 (String Searching): Add missing "for". Thanks to Scott Lenser.
1252
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1254
1255 * guile.texi (Top): Added new chapter `Programming Options'.
1256
1257 * program.texi: New file.
1258
1259 * Makefile.am (guile_TEXINFOS): Added program.texi.
1260
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1262
1263 * scheme-memory.texi, scheme-io.texi, scheme-debug.texi,
1264 scheme-data.texi, scheme-binding.texi, posix.texi,
1265 new-docstrings.texi: Automatic updates from improved libguile
1266 docstrings.
1267
12682001-11-04 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
1269
1270 * preface.texi: Use MANUAL_EDITION variable.
1271 (Manual Layout): Updated to reflect reorg.
1272
1273 * guile.texi (MANUAL_EDITION): New variable, with value
1274 incremented from 1.0 to 1.1 to reflect the reorg described here.
1275 (Top): Use MANUAL_EDITION variable.
1276
1277 * scheme-indices.texi (R5RS Index, Guile Extensions Index): Use
1278 @unnumbered rather than @chapter for these indices.
1279
1280 * guile.texi (Top): A little top-level reshuffling, with the aims
1281 that: (1) the `Guile Scheme' (reference) part of the manual
1282 becomes the `Guile API Reference', and covers both Scheme and C
1283 interfaces; (2) non-API-reference material such as the `Basic
1284 Ideas in Scheme' chapter is collected together to form a new part
1285 `Programming with Guile'. This new part will contain general
1286 documentation on using and programming Guile in both Scheme and C,
1287 including - for example - awareness of GC when C programming, how
1288 to use the snarf macros, how to debug ...
1289 (Top): Move inclusion of scheme-indices.texi so that all indices
1290 appear together in the printed manual.
1291
1292 * Makefile.am (guile_TEXINFOS): Removed appendices.texi, added
1293 debugging.texi.
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1295 * appendices.texi: Removed.
1296
1297 * debugging.texi (Debugger User Interface): New file, same as the
1298 material that used to be in appendices.texi, but now a chapter in
1299 Part II rather than an appendix.
1300
1301 * appendices.texi (Obtaining and Installing Guile): Moved to
1302 become a chapter in ...
1303 * intro.texi: ... Part I: Introduction to Guile.
1304
1305 * scm.texi (I/O Extensions): Moved to become a section of ...
1306 * scheme-io.texi (Input and Output): ... this chapter.
1307
1308 * scm.texi (Handling Errors): Moved to become a section of ...
1309 * scheme-control.texi (Control Mechanisms): ... this chapter.
1310
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1312
1313 * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-19, SRFI-19 Constants, SRFI-19 Current
1314 time and clock resolution, SRFI-19 Time object and accessors,
1315 SRFI-19 Time comparison procedures, SRFI-19 Time arithmetic
1316 procedures, SRFI-19 Date object and accessors, SRFI-19
1317 Time/Date/Julian Day/Modified Julian Day converters, SRFI-19 Date
1318 to string/string to date converters): New nodes.
04bbd6ce 1319 (SRFI Support): Add "SRFI-19" to menu.
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1322
1323 * scripts.texi: Document `--debug' and `--no-debug'.
1324
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13252001-10-27 Gary Houston <ghouston@arglist.com>
1326
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1327 * guile.texi, scsh.texi: removed obsolete guile-scsh material
1328 and updated links (I don't know if it should remain in the
1329 main menu. It's like slib I think.)
1330
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1331 * minor updates to the slib installation notes.
1332
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1334
1335 * scheme-evaluation.texi (Fly Evaluation): Removed documentation
1336 for `read-and-eval!' and `eval2'. (Thanks to Alex Schroeder for
1337 noticing that they'd disappeared!)
1338
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1340
1341 * scheme-io.texi (Writing): Add entry for `display'.
1342 Include in R5RS Index. Thanks to Alex Schroeder for suggestion.
1343
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13442001-09-26 Martin Grabmueller <mgrabmue@cs.tu-berlin.de>
1345
1346 * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-13): Tyop fix.
1347 (SRFI-13): Changed paragraph about bindings both in the code and
1348 in SRFI-13.
1349
1350 * misc-modules.texi (Formatted Output): Tyop fix.
1351 (Formatted Output): Document ~g properly.
1352
1353 Thanks to Alex Schroeder for pointing out the typos and sending
1354 suggestions.
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1357
1358 * scheme-procedures.texi (Syntax Rules): Add `cindex' directive.
1359 Thanks to suggestion by Alex Schroeder.
1360
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1362
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1363 * guile.texi (Top): Group all index nodes together so that
1364 `Info-index' works more effectively in Info. Thanks to Eric
1365 Hanchrow for the report and fix.
1366
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1367 * scheme-data.texi (Random, String Syntax, String Modification,
1368 Regular Expressions), scheme-ideas.texi (Definition),
1369 scheme-modules.texi (Dynamic Linking and Compiled Code Modules),
1370 scm.texi (Transforming Scheme name to C name, Port
1371 Implementation): Various typo fixes and clarifications merged from
1372 the stable CVS branch.
1373
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1375
1376 * intro.texi: Merged wording fixes from stable CVS branch.
1377
1378 * Makefile.am (guile_TEXINFOS): Remove ../AUTHORS.
1379
1380 * guile.texi: Incorporate text previously in separate AUTHORS
1381 file.
1382
13832001-08-27 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
1384
1385 The change log for files in this directory continues backwards
1386 from 2001-08-27 in ../ChangeLog, as all the Guile documentation
1387 prior to this date was contained in a single directory.